Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South: Louisville, Kentucky, 1945-1980

By Tracy E. K'Meyer

Book Overview

Situated on the banks of the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky, represents a cultural and geographical intersection of North and South. Throughout its history, Louisville has simultaneously displayed northern and southern characteristics in its race relations. In their struggles against racial injustice in the mid-twentieth century, activists in Louisville crossed racial, economic, and political dividing lines to form a wide array of alliances not seen in other cities of its size. In Civil Rights

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813125391
• ISBN13: 9780813125398
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher